Improvement in gates



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To ALL WHoMrr MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, DANIEL FULLER, of Oakwood, in the county of Oakland, and in the State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates;` and doherebyldeclare that the following is afull i clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accouipanying drawings, and to the lettersroi` reference marked thereon. 4 t

In the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, A represents the front and A the rear gatepost, which are set in the ground at a suitable distance apart. B represents the gate, the slats of which are This gate does not swing upon hinges, but closes or shuts up against the rear post. The realend of the upper slat of the gate is provided with a weight, C, which causes thesaid rear end to drop and the front ends of the slatsto rise, when they are set free by drawing back the latch e. D and Fand H I are levers, the first two having their inner ends pivotcd to the rear 'post A,'while the other two have their inner ends pivoted to the front post A. E and G represent cords, which have one end secured to the outer ends'of the levers D F, and which run over pulleys in the gate-post A, and then secured at their other endsto the Weight C. Cord E runs from lever D, and the cord G from lever F. J and K represent cords, whichhave one end secured to the levers I and II, and their other ends connecting to the latch e. These cords run through openings inthe post A and pass over pulleys, in such a manner that each one acts upon the `latch to draw it back to free the gate. e represents the latch, which consists of a spring-bar, with a catch or notch upon it, said bar being secured inthe front post', with its notch projectingso as to catchthe upper s'lat of the gate.- a representsaspringguide, which forces the slat into the c atch of the latch c. The outer end of each lever has a cord depending from it, by means' of which the lever is operated.

When one approaches the gate and wishes to open it ho draws upon the cord of lever II or I, according to the side upon which he approaches. This drawsV bnck the latch and frees the gate. The weight C bears down the outer end ofthe slut to which it is attached, which throws the Aother ends of all of the slats up -in almostra vertical position, thus opening the gateway. As the ends of the slats rise so do the outer ends of the levers D and F, so that when the operator has passed through the gate that lever D or F,'the outer end of which he approaches, is elevated, so that he can readily catch its cord. By catching this cord and drawing it downward.- the weight C is raised, and the iorward ends of the slats of' the gate fall until the upper one is caught undgr the latch e.

Thus it will be seen that the .operator draws down a lever secu/ted to the front post to open the gate, while hc draws down one attached to the rear post to close it.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'- The levers Dand F and H I, with their 'cords E'G and J K, when arranged with the gate-posts and their pulleys, and the gate with its slats pivoted to the rea-r post, the whole operating as and lfor the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of June, 1867.

' DANIEL FULLER.

Witnesses:

JOHN I. Ln Roy, Janus CARHARDT. 

